ONIRAMA.

The band I chose is Onirama. It is a Greek pop, rock, rock band from Thessaloniki. I chose these band because I like their music for many reasons. Some of these reasons are that I can understand what they are saying when they are singing, I understand the lyrics, and the meaning of their songs.

Onirama was founded in October 2000 from the idea of Thodoris Marantinis and Dionisis Prantzis after they met in military. Giorgos and Dimitris Kokonidis were also founding members, and a couple of months later Kostas Karakatsanis joined. The band originally started as a hobby, with the name "Mixing Up The Medicine" inspired by lyrics from a Bob Dylan song. The name was a reflected on the kind of music they played.
Their first live performance was at club Mesogios in Thessaloniki. Their concert and party-like live performances, quickly caught the attention of the fans and people around Thessaloniki, causing the band to take themselves more seriously.
In 2003 Christos Tresintsis joined Onirama and they began a series of appearances at clubs around Thessaloniki including Mylos, Shark, Rodon Club in Athens and several festivals. In the middle of 2003, the band renamed themselves Onirama as their band became more of a reality. The name comes from a Greek phrase "Onira Mas" meaning "Our Dreams".
In October 2004, Onirama began appearing at Malt & Jazz with their signature live performances. Around the same time, the band began writing their first album and searching for a record label.
In 2005 they signed with Lyra Records and released their first album Diskolos Kairos Gia Prinkipes (A tough time for princes) on 7 December 2005. The lead single "O Horos (Klise Ta Matia)" (The Dance, Close your eyes) became a radio hit and gained Onirama popularity, while the second single Mia Mera Tha 'Rtheis" (One day you will come) also became a radio hit.
In the summer of 2006, they made appearances all over Chalkidiki, while they appeared in Athens all winter long with Antonis Remos (a very famous Greek singer). In January 2006, Onirama decided to change things up, and participated in a musical performance directed by Rigos Kostantinos at Theater Dasous in Thessaloniki. In the performance, the members of the band each started making their own thing reflecting the audients.
In March 2006, Onirama was nominated for "Best pop band" at the 5th Arion Music Awards, while they also appeared with Ble, Adrianna Babali, Vasilis Papakonstandinou, and Michalis Hatzigiannis.
On February 21, 2007, Onirama cooperated with Antonis Remos for the 4th MAD Secret Concert. At the concert, they sang many English hits, and fans nicknamed the cooperation "OniRemos". In summer 2007, Onirama and Antonis Remos toured Greece together.
These is the story and the beginning of my favorite band Onirama.